Róbert Koltai (born 16 December 1943) is a Hungarian actor,

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He has appeared in over 90 films since 1967. He appeared in the 1976 film '' Man Without a Name'', which was entered into the

26th Berlin International Film Festival The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June to 6 July 1976. The Golden Bear was awarded to ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'' directed by Robert Altman. The Japanese film ''In the Rea ...

, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement. He also appeared in

Béla Tarr Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film '' Family Nest'' (1979), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordi ...

's 1981 film, ''The Prefab People''. From the 1990s onwards, Koltai also worked as a successful film director.

Selected filmography

* '' Man Without a Name'' (1976) * ' (1983) * ''

Sound Eroticism Sound Eroticism () is a 1986 Hungarian comedy film directed by Péter Tímár. Synopsis Fireman Bozodi arrives to a countryside factory manufacturing wooden crates; headed by foreman Falkay, the factory, consisting entirely of women, is strugg ...

'' (1986) * ''

Love, Mother ''Love, Mother'' () is a 1987 Hungarian drama film directed by János Rózsa. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival where Dorottya Udvaros won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Dorottya Udvaros as Kalmár Juli * R� ...

'' (1987) * ''

Memories of a River ''Memories of a River'' () is a 1990 Hungarian drama film directed by Judit Elek. It is a historical film set in 1882 and tells the story of the last trial in Hungary of a Jew for ritual murder. Synopsis In the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Emp ...

'' (1990) * ''

We Never Die ''We Never Die'' () is a 1993 Hungarian comedy film written by, directed and starring Róbert Koltai. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Acade ...

'' (1993) * ''

Samba Samba () is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilians, Afro Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, It is a name or ...

'' (1996) * '' Out of Order'' (1997)

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* 1943 births Living people Hungarian male film actors Hungarian film directors 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters Hungarian male screenwriters {{Hungary-actor-stub